COURSE PRICES 2012
DATES 2012 & Conditions of participation

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• Minimum 2 weeks.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• 1 week only. For 2 and more weeks of Standard Course, please see above.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• Minimum 5 weeks.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• Minimum 12 weeks.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• Minimum 24 weeks.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• The “academic school year” is a 32 week language and culture course for students who wish to experience living and studying in Italy. The course combines not only language courses with Italian culture classes at the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci but the syllabus also incorporates the fundamental elements of level C2 of the European Language Portfolio. All in all, the course offers students the opportunity to see at first hand the various aspects of Italy’s rich history and culture. The course is composed of a linguistic element and an academic element:
  1) Linguistic element:
  - 480 lessons of the standard language course
  - 80 lessons of preparation of exam preparation, choosing between two language Diploma «Firenze» AIL: DELI, DILI, DILS, DALI (elementary, intermediate and/or advanced level)
  2) Academic element (80 lessons):
  - Italian Civilisation and History
  - Art History
  - Business Italian
  - History of Italian Fashion and Design
  3) Final research: 10 contact hours of tutoring
• The duration of the whole stay is 32 weeks, (34 weeks for the course starting in September and including two weeks of Christmas Holidays where no courses are held).
• All students can take part in the weekly cultural and social activities organised by the school.
• Minimum 5 participants.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena
• Please ask our Marketing Office for detailed information

• From 02 January 2012 to 10 August 2012;
• From 30 April 2012 to 07 December 2012;
• From 17 September 2012 to 10 May 2013 (34 weeks, including Christmas Holidays).

For students, starting the Academic Year in September the duration of the whole stay is 34 weeks, including Christmas Holidays.

• Teaching material
• Student card
• 650 lessons of language, culture and exam preparation in 32 weeks
• Placement, mid-term and final tests, including continous assessment tests
• Fees for two Diploma «Firenze» AIL exams
• Drop-in hours; same as office hours
• Documents for Visa and Residence Permit
• Social activities (free or at cost price)
• "Academic School Year" Diploma

You can choose from the following:

• Double or single room in an apartment with other students
• Double or single room in family, breakfast included
• Double or single room in family, half board (breakfast and dinner)

Accommodation price for 32 weeks (223 nights - no commission):

• Double room in apartment standard or in family with breakfast: 3’122 Euro
• Supplement for September course, including Christmas Holidays 196 Euro
• Supplement for single room and half board in family, see accomodation prices.

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week.
• Minimun 48 weeks; max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• This course is reserved only for Swedish students with "CSN" study grants or loans
• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week
• Minimum duration: 13 weeks
• Additional course week (without accommodation): 120 Euro
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Rome - Siena - Milan
• Supplement for single room, half board in family and additional weeks of accomodation: see accomodation prices.

• Per day: 4 lessons of standard language course and 2 extra lessons of group language course; 30 lessons per week. In the extra sessions students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge with practice in speaking and conversing in three levels of ability: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
• Minimum 2 weeks.
• Min. 3 - Max. 12 participants per group. If there should be only one participant for a course/level, she/he will be given 20 lessons of standard language course plus 3 lessons of private tuition per week.
• Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome

• 6 lessons of group language course per day; 30 lessons per week
• 1 week only. For 2 and more weeks of Standard Course, please see above.
• Min. 3 - Max. 12 participants per group. If there should be only one participant for a course/level, she/he will be given 20 lessons of standard language course plus 3 lessons of private tuition.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome

• Per day: 4 lessons of standard language course plus 1 extra lesson of private tuition; 25 lessons per week (Plus 5 © = five lessons of private tuition per week).
• Minimum 2 weeks.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• Per day: 4 lessons of standard language course plus 1 extra lesson of private tuition; 25 lessons per week (Plus 5 © = five lessons of private tuition per week).
• 1 week only. For 2 and more weeks of Standard Course, please see above.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• Per day: 4 lessons of standard language course plus 2 extra lessons of private tuition; 30 lessons per week(Plus 10 © = ten lessons of private tuition per week).
• Minimum 2 weeks.
• Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• Per day: 4 lessons of standard language course plus 2 extra lessons of private tuition; 30lessons per week (Plus 10 © = ten lessons of private tuition per week).
• 1 week only. For 2 and more weeks of Standard Course, please see above.
• Max. 12 participants per group.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 6 lessons per day; 30 lessons per week.
• 2 to max. 5 participants per group; if there should be only one participant for a course/level, she/he will be placed in an Intensive Plus-10 course.
• Minimum 2 weeks.
• Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
• Course centers: Florence - Rome

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week;
• Visits and excursions in the afternoons;
• If there is only 1 participant he/she will be placed in an Intensive plus 5 course.
  All organized school activities are free of charge for this participant.
• Special price for the accomodation: 6 nights accomodation in single room (apartment or family with breakfast) at 204€
• On request, there are double rooms available for two people together, at the price of 312 Euro (6 nights).
• Course center: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week;
• Visits and excursions in the afternoons;
• If there is only 1 participant he/she will be placed in an Intensive plus 5 course.
  All organized school activities are free of charge for this participant.
• Special price for the accomodation: 13 nights accomodation in single room (apartment or family with breakfast) at 286€
• On request, there are double rooms available for two people together, at the price of 442 Euro (13 nights).
• Course center: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• 40 lessons of standard language course and 10 lessons of culture course in two weeks; total 50 lessons in 2 weeks.
• Level requested: intermediate and above.
• Duration: 2 or 4 weeks.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• Private tutorials on Italian language of wine and food;
• The history of food and cuisine;
• Cultural characteristics of the Tuscan cooking;
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: recognizing products, understanding the oil-making process and taste-testing for qualities and defects;
• Introduction to Tuscan wines and guided tastings;
• Lesson on the dop and igp protected regional food;
• Lesson on traditional Sienese sweets and visit of a typical bakery;
• Chef demonstration in a well-known restaurant: from medieval times to today.

• 4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per weeks.
• Private professional tutorials on 5 afternoons per week.
• Starting dates: every Monday.
• An intermediate knowledge of Italian is recommended for attending the course.
• Recognized as "Bildungsurlaub".
• Course center: Siena.

• 80 lessons of standard language course and 40 lessons of examination preparation; total 120 lessons in 4 weeks.
• Minimum 2 participants; if there should be only one participant in a preparatory course/level, she/he will be placed in an Intensive Plus-5 course.
• Examination fees included in the course price.
• Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena.
• Please ask for the special information brochure for the AIL-exams «Firenze»

• Min. 3 lessons per day.
• Min. enrollment: one week.
• A registration fee of 70 Euro, valid for 12 months, must be paid for any enrollment.
• Two-to-One-Course and Three-to-One-Course: same knowledge of the Italian language of the participants requested.

• 3 to 8 lessons per day.
• The course intensity may be changed from week to week.

• Should there be already sufficient knowledge of Italian, the participant can also learn Italian language specific to her/his profession. Please indicate, together with the enrollment, the professional branch requested from the participant

• On request, every private tuition combination can be organized to include lunch with the teacher.
• Costs for lunch do not include language lessons.

• These courses can be started on any working day of the year; however, we suggest to begin on Mondays.
• Private lessons during weekends and the weeks of Christmas and New Year only on request and at special rates

• Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

The professional courses consist of four lessons in a standard language course plus two private tutorials on the selected professional field, each day. You can choose among the following subjects:

• Business Correspondence
• Business Italian
• Italian for Banking
• Italian for Law
• Italian for the Hotel Industry
• The Language of Wine and Food
• The Language of Tourism
• Italian for Flight Attendants
• Italian for Healthcare
• The Language of Fashion
• The Language of Architecture
• Italian Literature
• Italian Cinema
• The Language of the Libretti (Opera)
• The History and Language of Theatre

An intermediate knowledge of Italian is suggested for those attending the professional courses. Please ask for detailed programs.

• Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
• All courses are extendable
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

Florence:

• 12 - 23 Mar
• 28 May - 08 Jun
• 01 - 12 Oct

Milan:

• 16 - 27 Jan
• 04 - 15 Jun
• 27 Aug - 07 Sept

Rome:

• 13 - 24 Feb
• 14 - 25 May
• 15 - 26 Oct

• Training Course: 54 lessons of theory and 16 lessons of practical training in class.
• DITALS preparation: 34 lessons of theory.
• The Training Course occurs under the auspices of the «Socrates / Comenius / Grundtvig III» program of the European Community, which awards financial aid.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome

Course I: 16 January - 27 July 2012
Course II: 13 February - 27 July 2012
Course III: 12 March - 27 July 2012
Course IV: 10 April - 27 July 2012
Course V: 07 May - 27 July 2012
Course VI: 04 June - 27 July 2012
Course VII: 02 July - 27 July 2012

• The preparatory courses are intended for students who wish to attend Italian Universities. The students can choose the course according to their ability in Italian language.
• Special conditions of participation.
• Course center: Milan and Rome
• Please ask for the special information brochure

• These courses are reserved only for students enrolled in Academic Courses of NABA (Academy of Fine Arts, Fashion and Design), DOMUS ACADEMY and POLIMODA.
• Minimum duration: 2 weeks.
• Standard course: 4 lessons of group language course per day.
• Intensive course: 6 lessons of group language course per day.
• Plus-5 Course: 4 lessons of Standard course plus 1 lesson of private tuition per day.
• Plus-10 course: 4 lessons of Standard course plus 2 lessons of private tuition per day.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

Scuola Leonardo da Vinci offers you the unique experience of living and working in Italy. The Work Experience & Internship programme consists of three stages:

1. First you have to attend an Italian language preparation course with a minimum duration of four weeks and minimum 4 lessons/day.
2. During the last 2 weeks of your language course you will be prepared for the internship in a professional orientation course.
3. The third stage consists of an unpaid internship in a carefully selected Italian company of minimum two up to four months.

• Application requirements:
  - Application must reach our school at least 2 months in advance;
  - Very good knowledge of the Italian language (min. proficiency level);
  - Minimum age: 18 years - maximum age: 35 years;
  - Minimum stay in Italy: 3 months;
  - Insurance documents (EU-EHIC - card or proof of private illness insurance cover).
• Applicant in 3 steps:
  1 - You have to send the application form at least 2 months in advance, indicating chosen city, type and duration of the language course and of the work experience required. Together with the application you have to send:
  - your C.V. (in Italian or English), including 3 photos;
  - a motivational letter (in Italian or English);
  - the filled-in work experience questionnaire.
  2 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci will answer as soon as possible, saying whether the applition is acceptable or not.
  3 - If the application is accepted, you have to pay the full course fees (language course, professional orientation and internship program).
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena
• Please ask our Marketing Office for the application form and for more information.

• The course on the History of Italian Art consists of a short introduction in the development of the art in Italy and guided visits.
• Level recommended: elementary.
• Enrollment is possible only in combination with an italian language course.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• In this course you can experience first hand cooking Italian style.
• Enrollment is possible only in combination with an italian language course.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

Our school centers offer special cooking and wine courses for professionals.
For more information, please ask for our special brochure.

• Our Wine course provides you an introduction to the art of wine cultivation, including wine tasting of the most well-known Italian wines.
• Level recommended: elementary.
• Enrollment is possible only in combination with an italian language course.
• Course centers: Florence - Milan - Rome - Siena

• Standard Art courses, 3 times a week (15:00 - 17:00), 12 lessons in 2 weeks;
• Semi-Intensive courses, 5 times a week (15:00 - 17:00), 20 lessons in 2 weeks;
• Intensive courses, 5 times a week (15:00 - 19:00), 40 lessons in 2 weeks;
• Each lesson has a duration of 60 minutes;
• Minimum duration 2 weeks; all courses can be extended;
• Min. 1 participant;
• Course center Florence

• Course centers: Milan

• For Instrument and Canto courses, there are 3 levels of ability:
  - Beginner = up to two years’ study;
  - Intermediate = from two to five years’ study;
  - Expert = over five years’ study.
• Each lesson has a duration of 60 minutes (except the language of Libretti: 45 minutes per lesson).
• All courses can be extended.
• Course center: Florence,
  all courses are organized in collaboration with the Music School “Il Trillo”.

• The following instruments can be practiced: Piano, Organ, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Horn, Guitar, Drums, Electric guitar, Electric bass. All students have to bring their own instruments with them; only Piano and Drums are available at school.
• Each lesson has a duration of 60 minutes, one-to-one with the teacher.
• All courses can be extended or concentrated in more lessons per week, i.e. it is possible to reduce the academic year to 3 months, doing 3 lessons per week.
• Course center: Milan.

Thanks to the collaboration with NABA (New Academy of Fine Arts), we are able to offer our students the possibiliy of attending a semester inside a University of Arts, choosing between one of the following areas:

• Visual Arts: painting, drawing, photograpy
• Fashion Design
• Graphic Design and Art Direction

Before starting these courses, students can attend a language course to reach the minimum level necessary to enter in the Art classes. The following are the language
requirements:

• Oriental and Middle Eastern students: 480 lessons of standard language course
• Eastern European students: 400 lessons of standard language course
• Other European students: 320 lessons of standard language course
• Spanish and Portuguese students: 160 lessons of standard language course

The standard language course of 4 weeks consists of 80 lessons.The Art courses have a duration of 12 weeks and consist of 144 lessons.

• Course center: Milan
• Please ask for more information

First semester Italian Plus Art courses:

• Course I: 16 April 2012
• Course II: 14 May 2012
• Course III: 11 June 2012
• Course IV: 09 July 2012
• Course V: 06 August 2012
• Course VI: 03 September 2012
• Art courses: 01 October 2012)*
  )* Starting dates for the Semester Art Courses could change, depending on the Italian Ministry of Education

Second semester Italian Plus Art courses:

• Course I: 03 September 2012
• Course II: 01 October 2012
• Course III: 29 October 2012
• Course IV: 26 November 2012
• Course V: 17 December 2012
• Course VI: 28 January 2013
• Art courses: 25 February 2013)*
  )* Starting dates for the Semester Art Courses could change, depending on the Italian Ministry of Education

• The preparatory courses are intended for students who wish to attend Italian Fashion and Design Academies. The students can choose the course according to their ability in Italian language.
• Course center: Milan - Florence
• Please ask for more information

First Session
• Course I:16 Jan
• Course II: 13 Feb
• Course III: 12 Mar
• Course IV: 10 Apr
• Course V: 07 May
• Course VI: 04 Jun
• Course VII: 02 Jul
  These courses end at 27 July

Second Session
• Course I: 13 Feb
• Course II: 12 Mar
• Course III: 10 Apr
• Course IV: 07 May
• Course V: 04 Jun
• Course VI: 02 Jul
• Course VII: 30 Jul
  These courses end at 24 August

This course consists of 25 lessons held at the school followed by 20 hours of guided visits to Fashion Shows, Showrooms, Shops, Fairs, Fashion and Design Magazines.

All lessons are held by academic professors and professionals in the fashion and design fields.

The general part of the program always remains the same, while the specific topics change in consideration of events that are happening in the city at the time, i.e.: Milan Fashion Week Woman - "Milano Moda Donna", Milan Fashion Week Man - "Milano Moda Uomo" or Milan Furniture Fair - "Salone Internazionale del Mobile".

• 2 weeks preparation course.
• Third week dedicated at show room visits, fashion fair and shows.
• Minimum 3 participants, if there's only one participant will be placed in an Intensive Plus-5 course.
• Level requested: intermediate and above.
• Course center: Milan

Please ask for more information

The “Part Time twice a week” standard course is held throughout the year on three levels of ability. The daily 2 lessons are held on Tuesday and on Thursday, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

• Minimum 8 weeks.|
• Minimum 4 participants.
• Course center: Milan
• No accomodation services provided for this course

The “Extensive Standard Course" is held throughout the whole year on three levels of ability. The daily 2 lessons are held from Monday to Friday, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

• Minimum 4 weeks.
• Minimum 4 participants.
• Course center: Milan
• No accomodation services provided for this course

• Placement, assessment and final tests.
• Teaching material (basic material for Art courses).
• Diploma «Firenze» AIL examination fees for the preparation courses.
• Documents for Visa and Residence Permit, if requested.
• Free Internet access.
• Social activities (free or at cost price).
• Certificate of attendance.
• Student card.